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Ibn ʿAdlān

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1138–1150 CE
Social role
  • Merchant
Other name
בן עדלאן

Description / Bio

Merchant who traveled on at least one occasion on the Malabar coast. Maḍmūn sent him silk, and he apparently reported that silk sold well in the Malabar region.

Pratima Gopalakrishnan, "Ibn ʿAdlān," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/ibn-adlan/, accessed June 30, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/ibn-adlan/